state religion; official religion; established religion
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
stairs; rank; grade; guide; guidebook; slanted ladder (exercise equipment)
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to say; to be called; to do
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
strength; power; proficiency; ability
custom; habit; customary practice
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to understand; to make out
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
survival; survivor; relic
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
speech; expression; wording; language
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
meaning; significance; sense